We Owe it to the Future

Is it worth it?

Check out the costs of proposed policies, tax breaks, and federal spending in the U.S. budget. Compare the annual or total cost with the cost per person, per taxpayer, or per household to see if you think it is worth it. See here for an explanation of policies. Click an item to share on social media.

Category
Annual Cost
Per Person
Per Person
Per Taxpayer
Per Household

Biden Administration Student Debt Changes

$50,000,000,000

$338 $150 $382
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Gas Tax Holiday

$2,290,000,000

$15 $7 $18
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Paid Family Leave

$22,500,000,000

$150 $67 $175
  • Share

Universal Pre-K

$14,000,000,000

$94 $42 $109
  • Share

Child Tax Credit Extension

$109,000,000,000

$729 $327 $849
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SALT Deduction Cap Repeal

$80,000,000,000

$535 $240 $623
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Free Community College

$8,800,000,000

$59 $26 $69
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Child Care Subsidies

$25,500,000,000

$171 $76 $199
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Category
Total Cost
Per Person
Per Person
Per Taxpayer
Per Household

Defense and Military Benefits

$1,042,001,000,000

$7,035 $3,133 $7,956
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National Defense

$773,409,000,000

$5,222 $2,326 $5,905
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Veterans Services

$268,592,000,000

$1,813 $808 $2,051
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Foreign Aid and International Programs

$62,276,000,000

$420 $187 $475
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Foreign Aid/Humanitarian Assistance

$33,153,000,000

$224 $100 $253
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Other International Affairs

$29,123,000,000

$197 $88 $222
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Science, Space, and Technology

$37,010,000,000

$250 $111 $283
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NASA

$22,414,000,000

$151 $67 $171
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National Science Foundation

$7,668,000,000

$52 $23 $59
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Energy Research

$6,928,000,000

$47 $21 $53
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Energy

-$6,768,000,000

-$46 -$20 -$52
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve

-$12,996,000,000

-$88 -$39 -$99
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Other Energy

$6,228,000,000

$42 $19 $48
  • Share

Natural Resources and Environment

$46,939,000,000

$317 $141 $358
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Environmental Protection Agency

$9,051,000,000

$61 $27 $69
  • Share

National Parks

$3,903,000,000

$26 $12 $30
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Other Natural Resources and Environment

$33,985,000,000

$229 $102 $259
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Farm Subsidies

$20,902,000,000

$141 $63 $160
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Education

$197,898,000,000

$1,336 $595 $1,511
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K-12 and Vocational Education

$128,557,000,000

$868 $387 $982
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Higher Education

$69,341,000,000

$468 $209 $529
  • Share

Health Care

$1,740,031,000,000

$11,747 $5,233 $13,285
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Medicare

$775,095,000,000

$5,233 $2,331 $5,918
  • Share

Medicaid

$589,254,000,000

$3,978 $1,772 $4,499
  • Share

Children's Health Insurance Program

$17,186,000,000

$116 $52 $131
  • Share

Premium Tax Credits for Individual Insurance Programs

$89,107,000,000

$602 $268 $680
  • Share

National Institutes of Health

$41,153,000,000

$278 $124 $314
  • Share

Centers for Disease Control

$16,026,000,000

$108 $48 $122
  • Share

Food and Drug Administration

$3,198,000,000

$22 $10 $24
  • Share

Public Health Emergency Fund

$141,332,000,000

$954 $425 $1,079
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Other Health Care

$67,680,000,000

$457 $204 $517
  • Share

Income Security

$884,386,000,000

$5,971 $2,660 $6,752
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Food Stamps

$159,374,000,000

$1,076 $479 $1,217
  • Share

Child Nutrition

$35,926,000,000

$243 $108 $274
  • Share

Unemployment Compensation

$42,909,000,000

$290 $129 $328
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Supplemental Security Income

$62,682,000,000

$423 $189 $479
  • Share

Federal Civilian Retirement

$114,123,000,000

$770 $343 $871
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Military Retirement

$71,300,000,000

$481 $214 $544
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Housing Assistance

$77,654,000,000

$524 $234 $593
  • Share

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

$16,504,000,000

$111 $50 $126
  • Share

Earned Income Tax Credit

$55,691,000,000

$376 $167 $425
  • Share

Child Tax Credit

$125,619,000,000

$848 $378 $959
  • Share

Other Income Security

$122,604,000,000

$828 $369 $936
  • Share

Social Security

$1,217,743,000,000

$8,221 $3,662 $9,297
  • Share

Transportation

$130,469,000,000

$881 $392 $996
  • Share

Highway Project Grants

$44,731,000,000

$302 $135 $342
  • Share

Transit Project Grants

$23,617,000,000

$159 $71 $180
  • Share

Federal Aviation Administration

$25,622,000,000

$173 $77 $196
  • Share

Transportation Security Administration

$4,641,000,000

$31 $14 $35
  • Share

Other Transportation

$31,858,000,000

$215 $96 $243
  • Share

Administration of Justice

$71,177,000,000

$481 $214 $543
  • Share

Federal Courts/Attorneys

$17,445,000,000

$118 $52 $133
  • Share

Customs and Border Protection

$16,908,000,000

$114 $51 $129
  • Share

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

$8,595,000,000

$58 $26 $66
  • Share

Federal Prisons

$7,133,000,000

$48 $21 $54
  • Share

Federal Bureau of Investigation

$4,538,000,000

$31 $14 $35
  • Share

Other Justice

$34,003,000,000

$230 $102 $260
  • Share

Federal Emergency Management Administration

$43,222,000,000

$292 $130 $330
  • Share

General Government

$145,179,000,000

$980 $437 $1,108
  • Share

COVID Relief Fund for States/Localities

$115,000,000,000

$776 $346 $878
  • Share

Congressional Salaries

$132,000,000

$1 $0.5 $1
  • Share

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

$485,000,000

$3 $1 $4
  • Share

National Endowment for the Arts

$261,000,000

$2 $1 $2
  • Share

National Endowment for the Humanities

$242,000,000

$2 $1 $2
  • Share

Other General Government

$29,059,000,000

$196 $87 $222
  • Share

Interest on the Debt

$399,035,000,000

$2,694 $1,200 $3,047
  • Share

TOTAL 2022 SPENDING

$5,871,842,000,000

$39,643 $17,658 $44, 831
  • Share

TOTAL 2022 REVENUE

$4,836,043,000,000

$32,650 $14,543 $36,923
  • Share

TOTAL 2022 DEFICIT

$1,035,799,000,000

$6,993 $3,115 $7,908
  • Share
Category
Total Cost
Per Person
Per Person
Per Taxpayer
Per Household

Reduced Tax Rates on Capital Gains and Dividends

$107,710,000,000

$727 $324 $822
  • Share

Exclusion for Employer-Paid Health Insurance Premiums

$221,020,000,000

$1,492 $665 $1,687
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Preferential Tax Treatment of 401(k)s

$102,850,000,000

$694 $309 $785
  • Share

Child Tax Credit

$176,890,000,000

$1,194 $532 $1,351
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Preferential Tax Treatment of Defined Benefit Pensions

$73,370,000,000

$495 $221 $560
  • Share

Reduced Tax Rates on Foreign-Earned Multinational Business Income

$33,810,000,000

$228 $102 $258
  • Share

Accelerated Write-Offs for Business Equipment

$26,180,000,000

$177 $79 $200
  • Share

Earned Income Tax Credit

$79,700,000,000

$538 $240 $609
  • Share

Premium Tax Credits for Individual Insurance Programs

$52,950,000,000

$357 $159 $404
  • Share

Pass-Through Deduction

$56,070,000,000

$379 $169 $428
  • Share

Exclusion of Capital Gains at Death

$43,910,000,000

$296 $132 $335
  • Share

Exclusion of Social Security Benefits

$27,240,000,000

$184 $82 $208
  • Share

Exclusion of Gains for Home Sales

$42,730,000,000

$288 $129 $326
  • Share

Charitable Deduction

$73,340,000,000

$495 $221 $560
  • Share

Exclusion for Municipal Bonds

$31,520,000,000

$213 $95 $241
  • Share

Mortgage Interest Deduction

$30,340,000,000

$205 $91 $232
  • Share

Tax Benefits for IRAs

$25,300,000,000

$171 $76 $193
  • Share

State and Local Tax Deduction

$14,700,000,000

$99 $44 $112
  • Share

Health Cost Deductions

$27,720,000,000

$187 $83 $212
  • Share

Higher Education Tax Credits

$17,600,000,000

$119 $53 $134
  • Share

Exclusion of Life Insurance Benefits

$12,910,000,000

$87 $39 $99
  • Share

Research and Experimentation Credit

$20,400,000,000

$138 $61 $156
  • Share

Other Tax Expenditures

$241,188,000,000

$1,628 $725 $1,841
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